'Bachelor' star says he'll take heat for switching fiancees

by LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer

This image released by ABC shows Lauren Burnham, left, and Arie Luyendyk Jr. on "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose." Luyendyk says he's willing to take the heat for dumping Becca Kufrin to find true love with runner-up Lauren Burnham. His decision to break up with Kufrin during Monday's season finale after they’d become engaged prompted such descriptive headlines as “horror,” "brutal" and "gut-wrenching,” (Paul Hebert/ABC via AP)